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Understanding and using smart technical assistance
This technical note is for people working in international co-operation including supporting the capacity-building aims of counterparts.
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This note is for use alongside the FCDO guide: understanding institutional analysis. It explains how to use institutional and functional analysis to improve the design of technical assistance programmes within international co-operation.聽
The note discusses differing approaches to technical assistance and sets out the main principles for 鈥榮mart technical assistance鈥�. Smart technical assistance aims to maximise the contribution of technical assistance towards the capacity-building aims of partners.
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Published 12 May 2025